U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Isabella Apablaza, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, evaluates Marines assigned to 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Logistics Group, alongside Sailors with Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command San Diego, triaging simulated patients under CBRN conditions during Mercy Exercise 26-3 aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) while docked in San Diego, California, June 17, 2026. During MERCEX 26-3, U.S. Navy Sailors from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) worked alongside U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group and 1st Marine Division for the first time to execute critical medical and CBRN decontamination training. This quarterly exercise directly strengthened readiness and integration between Marines and Sailors to respond safely and effectively in a CBRN environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Desiree Ruiz)
| Date Taken: | 06.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.10.2026 20:28 |
| Photo ID: | 9801651 |
| VIRIN: | 260617-M-FC886-1287 |
| Resolution: | 2421x3026 |
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| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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